Box Office Bull's-eye Results: 2,058 players and one Hope!

Okay, Box Office Bull’s-eye players, it’s time to learn a newword: Hope. As inWinston Hope, the extremely well-informed man who answered every singlemultiple-choice question correctly in the Nov. 14 – 17 round AND guessed that Harry Potter would earn $100 million,which is pretty darn close to the $102.3 million that the movie raked in. With that performance, Hope officiallybecomes the most successful competitor in the five-week history of theBull’s-eye challenge.

And that’s not all. Not only did we draw a larger-than-usual crowd this week (2,058 players to be exact),but, man, are these people smart. Alongwith Hope, there were six additional competitors who answered everymultiple choice question correctly. (Unfortunately, they unanimouslyunderestimated Harry‘s earning power,predicting somewhere between $20 and $75 million). Meanwhile, Shawn Brimley and Jen Eldridge eachmissed one multiple choice question, but they were frighteningly precise –within a million bucks — about Potter‘shaul.

Another 78 people missed only one multiple-choice question,and — oddly enough — they all made the same mistakes: Either they werederailed by Derailed, which they didn’texpect to see as high as #4 on the box office chart, or they undershot sales forMadonna’s new album. I dunno. Maybe theydidn’t hear the single.

By the way, if any of you are annoyed that I’m using theThanksgiving break as an excuse for posting these results three days later thanyou expected them, let’s look on the bright side. My tardiness allows me to remind you have thatyou have till tomorrow (Thursday) at 3 p.m. to cast your vote in this week’s game and compete for that $50 gift certificate.Will Harry maintain his huge boxoffice lead for another week? You tellus. As to whether Hope will stay high onour list, well, that’s something only Winston himself can control.

(For the list of top competitors and correct answers, followthe jump link…)

Round 5′s Top Competitors:

Winston Hope
Shawn Brimley
Jen Eldridge
Stacey Fleer
Grace Gorham
Robin Kopetzk
Kristi McCone
Warren Rojas
Amy Swartz

Box Office Bull’s-eye Round Five: Correct Answers

MOVIE QUESTIONS: Weekend of Nov. 18

1. Which movie will be NUMBER TWO at the box office thisweekend?

”Chicken Little” (voices by Zach Braff, Joan Cusack)
”Derailed” (Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen)
”Get Rich or Die Tryin”’ (50 Cent)
”Walk the Line” (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon) – CORRECT
”Zathura” (Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins)
None of the above

2. Which movie will be NUMBER THREE at the box office thisweekend?
”Chicken Little” (voices by Zach Braff, Joan Cusack) – CORRECT
”Derailed” (Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen)
”Get Rich or Die Tryin”’ (50 Cent)
”Walk the Line” (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon)
”Zathura” (Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins)
None of the above

3. Which movie will be NUMBER FOUR at the box office thisweekend?
”Chicken Little” (voices by Zach Braff, Joan Cusack)
”Derailed” (Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen) – CORRECT
”Get Rich or Die Tryin”’ (50 Cent)
”Walk the Line” (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon)
”Zathura” (Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins)
None of the above

4. How much will ”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”earn during its first weekend?
$102.3 million

5. Which of the following high-profile specials will attractthe most viewers during Thanksgiving week?
”The Poseidon Adventure” (Sunday, Nov. 20, 8-11 p.m., NBC)
”The 2005 American Music Awards” (Tuesday, Nov. 22, 8-11 p.m., ABC) –CORRECT
”Kenny Chesney: Somewhere in the Sun” (Wednesday, Nov. 23,8-9 p.m., ABC)
”Faith Hill: Fireflies” (Wednesday, Nov. 23, 9-10 p.m., NBC)

6. How many copies of Madonna’s ”Confessions on a DanceFloor” will be sold during its first week of release?
Less than 50,000
51,000-150,000
151,000-250,000
251,000-350,000 – CORRECT
351,000-450,000
More than 450,000 

7. Which recent DVD release will rank highest on the DVDrentals chart?
”Batman Begins” (Christian Bale, Katie Holmes)
”Bewitched” (Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell)
”Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Johnny Depp) – CORRECT
”Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” (HaydenChristensen, Natalie Portman)